The Boston Public Schools and Celebrity Series of Boston are pleased to announce their collaboration on the BPS Summer Intensive Dance Program, a four hour program for up to 30 students in grades 6-9, to be held mornings at the Timilty Middle School. Under the direction of Artistic Director Mila Thigpen, students of all abilities will be offered a variety of dance technique classes, workshops in team building and personal development, and a final performance. Dance Now! is designed to help students develop self-awareness, flexibility, strength, balance and coordination. Additional activities may include field trips, reading and writing assignments, and group discussions. Faculty from The Celebrity Series will tailor the curriculum to prepare middle school students for a challenging dance experience, all Boston residencies. The BPS program is open to BOston residents free of charge.

Celebrity Series will provide free arts enrichment classes on Tuesday afternoons for students enrolled in the Keylatch (South End), Mission Hill, and Roxbury Youth Initiative Summer Urban Camps. The PBHA Summer Urban Programs (SUP) provides morning academic enrichment and afternoon experiential learning and field trips to over 800+ low income school age children and their families in housing projects across Boston. Celebrity Series will reach 60 students in grades 7-8. These camps annually work together to give youth from historically rival neighborhoods a chance to forge new friendships and combine their efforts on community service projects together.

For further information about the Dance Now! summer programs, please call 617.598.3225 or email rb@celebrityseries.org.